Alcatel, Tunisie bring broadband to Tunisia

Alcatel-Lucent and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s leading telecommunications provider, have successfully completed the trial of superfast broadband services using advanced Alcatel-Lucent’s VDSL2 Vectoring technology. The trial is a major step toward Tunisie Telecom’s plan...

LAWtrust wins WebTrust, Adobe certifications

South African cryptographic security provider LAWtrust has become the first provider in Africa to be certified by both WebTrust and Adobe. LAWtrust was certified by global certificate authority WebTrust in February, shortly after being added to the Adobe Approved...

Broadband to remotest Africa from Skywire

In some remote parts of South Africa, it is quite easy to feel cut off from the rest of the world. It certainly is true of the World Wide Web. Avid Internet surfers who find themselves off the beaten track in the South African countryside soon discover that Internet...

SAP reaffirms commitment to Nigeria

On a visit to Lagos, SAP Africa CEO Pfungwa Serima reaffirmed the importance of the role that technology can play in driving transformation as well as SAP’s commitment to the development of the Nigerian economy through strategic partnerships both in the private and...

East Africa holds e-commerce opportunities

There is huge demand for e-commerce facilities in East Africa – but the market is still in its infancy, according to PayGate marketing director Robin Philip. “We are very excited about the opportunity to develop strong, mutually rewarding partnerships in the region,”...

Microsoft collaboration boosts East Africa

As part of the recently launched Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, Microsoft has announced a strategic co-operation with business incubator iHub and the m:lab East Africa consortium to enable start-ups, innovators and the developer community of East Africa to grow their...